Vehicle body and frame



J. PEZZANO VEHICLE BODY AND FRAME Filed April 16, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

INVENTOR,

Jsep h fezzano AITU RN EYE Aug. 1, 1944. J. PEZZANO VEHICLE BODY AND FRAME Filed April 16, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTD RNEYS INVENTOR,

ZZZTLO Patented Aug. I I I PA ENT orrlcr :rNDmMn p u -1e,;1 942.-seriai No. 439,262 2 Claims. (Cl. 293-51) invention relat to automotive vehicles ing of the front wheels 22 also imparts turnsuch as automobiles, trucks and the like and has in m t to he third front wheel 48- among its objects and advantages the provision Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the body 42 as taperoi'an improved body design,frame structure, and ing inwardly in an upward direction. The top steering wheel arrangement. v 5 structure 6-6 includes a generally rectangular In the auompanying drawings: frame 68 made-up of side members" welded to Figure 1 is a side view of a vehicle in accordtwo end cross members I2 and an intermediate ance with my invention;' I member I4, all of which'memb'ers are reinforced Figure 2is abottom view; Y by diagonal members I6 welded thereto. I Figure 3 is a top view partly'in section; 10 Each front door 1.8 and rear door 88 is pro- Figure 4 is a front view; r vided with sturdy frame members 82 intercon- Figure 5 is a view of a third front wheel; and nected by diagonal braces 84 welded thereto. Figure 6 is a view of a bumper spacer. Bumper bars 86 are secured to the sides and front In the embodiment selected for illustration, I and rear ends of the body 42. Similar bumper make use of a frame'comprising two members I8 1 bars 88 are secured to and extend across the front joined at their ends, as by welding, and bent to and rear doors I8 and 88 in line with the bumper provide a tapered front end I2 and a correspondbars 86. A continuousbumper bar 88 is secured ingly tapered rear end I4. Front frame members to the frame structure of the vehicle comprising I6 extend transversely of the frame structure the members I8 and their interconnected bracing.

and are .welded to the members I8. Two front All the bumper bars 86, 88 and 98 lie in a comsprings I8 are mounted on the members l6 and men plane whenviewed according to Figures 2 carry the front axle 28 supported bythe front and 3, and the bars are spaced laterally from the wheels 22. The rear wheels 24 are mounted on vehicle by spacers 82. I

a rear axle structure 26 in the usual manner, A bright headlamp 84 is streamlined into the and the axle structure carries rear springs 28 28 nose of the hood '96, and two smaller power lamps connected with two cross frame members 88 88 are set in the hood, which smaller lamps are welded to the members I8. suitable for city driving.

Diagonal frame members 82 are welded to one A vehicle of the foregoing de r ption P m t of the members I6 and one of the members 88 closer end to end parkin in h t the p d and to a fifth cross member 84 welded to the contour facilitates maneuvering of the vehicle members |u Diagonal members 86 are welded from a closely parked position. Protection is also to the other of the members I6 and 88 and to the afforded against damage from striking other vemembers I8. A sixth cross member 88 is welded hicles, and two such vehicles may rub side to to the members I8 and serves as a mount for a side without causing any damage. Then, too, third front wheel 48 affording additional support 3r there is much less danger of serious head-on for the front end of the vehicle, since the front collisions, since in most cases the vehicles would wheels 22 are set back a considerable distance to strike in a-glancing manner.

accommodate the tapered front end .contour of Figurefi illustrates a modified form of spacer the frame and the vehicle body. In plan, the for the bumper bars, This spacer comprises a body 4 0 t e V hic e has the Same contour as 40 sturdy but resilient member I88 which is riveted the frame structure. or bolted at I82 to the vehicle frame. or body I84 In Fi ure 5, the Wh el 40 i ar i d in a Y intermediate the ends of the member I88, with 44 having a vertical shaft 46 rotatably suppor the ends of the member bolted or riveted at I86 in 9: bearing attached to the member a. T to respective bumpe ban the yoke 44 is fixedly connec d Steering gear Without further elaboration, the foregoing will bar '58 serving as a support for a compressio so fully illustrate my invention, that others may, sp i engaging the member 38 yielding? by applying current knowledge, readily adapt the P ess the wheel against the road surface. TWO same for use under various conditions of service.

rods 54 are pivotally connected with the bar 58 I claim;

' and with a bar 56, see Figu e pivotal]? 6 1. An automotive vehicle comprising a frame nected at with the front axle An arm structure and a body having forwardly and rearattached to the bar 56 is Pivotally connected at wardly tapered front and rear ends, respectively, 62 with the usual cross rod 64 for turning the bumper means extending b t the sides and front wheels of automobiles and which is operf m; a rear ends of t fram t ct d atively connected with the wheels 22- s W 88 the body, said bumper means comprising in part one bar extending completely about said frame structure, and the remainder of the bumper means comprising vertically spaced bars spaced vertically of said one bar and secured to the body and doors.

2. In an automotive vehicle, a wheeled frame, a body mounted on the frame, bumper means extending aboutthe sides, front and rear oi the frame and body, said bumper means including a bar extending continuously about the frame, and

a plurality of bars approximately parallel with 5 and spaced vertically above said continuous bar and secured to the body and the doors thereof. JOSEPH PEZZANO. 

